diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/DistCpContext.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/DistCpContext.java
index 0d08796ce2..8e9d64a376 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/DistCpContext.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/DistCpContext.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public String toString() {
     return options.toString() +
         ", sourcePaths=" + sourcePaths +
         ", targetPathExists=" + targetPathExists +
-        ", preserveRawXattrs" + preserveRawXattrs;
+        ", preserveRawXattrs=" + preserveRawXattrs;
   }
 
 }